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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of the kids being fake-suspended have IEPs, and under federal law they have specific rights around suspensions. In particular, after they have been suspended for 10 days (total, not necessarily consecutively) in one year, there has to be a determination if their misbehavior is the result of their disability and, if so, what other services will be put in place to support them (which, if done right, would support everyone because it would reduce incidents of misbehavior). By failing to document all exclusion from school as suspensions, these kids are being denied their rights under federal law.[/quote]

No state has done a worse job for kids with IEPs than DC.  It's a disgrace, so this comes as no surprise that DCPS would be trying to hide its malfeasance.

They don't want to pay for what it takes to educate them.  Here's the truth: it's harder to educate children with special needs.  That means it costs more.  We aren't willing to build it (what happened to the SN school that was supposed to get built at Francis Stevens - both to educate the students, but also train the teachers)?   Then we don't want to pay to send them private schools either.

I know!  Let's cover it up by suspending them without documentation![/quote]

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